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Hi,

I am in my final year of my mental health counseling program and I graduate in June. This is a 3 year program btw. My experience has been great so far until this year. Part of requirement is to get 700 hours at our internship in order to both graduate and sit for the licensure exam. It is full-time and unpaid. I will be the first to admit I have definitely had some “senioritis” this year and been super burnt out. However I still am trying my best and putting in as much effort as I can. My school is on a quarter system and we take 2-3 classes per quarter. In the winter quarter, I had one professor and she was kind of a nightmare. She didn’t really teach anything and was an extremely harsh grader. One class we had to do a discussion post and I unfortunately forgot to respond to a classmate. She docked 10 points from this. I also got a B on one paper which was a little frustrating because I worked hard on it but I respect if that’s her opinion. I ended up getting a 100% on everything else but ended up with a B in the course. I was so disappointed and frustrated because 1. I did well on majority of the assignments 2. She put in grades super late so I couldn’t see how I was doing and 3. I have gotten all A’s so far. I ended up emailing her and she never responded so I gave up.

Fast forward to this quarter I have another strict professor. We could only miss one class and I missed the second because I had to move clients around at my internship. He also gave me a very low grade on an assignment which was entirely my fault, I misunderstood the rubric. For our class yesterday evening, I took a nap before class. I set alarms but completely slept through them. I know this is completely my fault. I emailed him and he said I would now lose 10 points for participation. So I would get a max of 5/15 points no matter what. With that plus the other grade I will automatically get a B in the class. I asked if there was anything else I could do and no response. Again I know this is entirely my fault and I can’t expect special treatment but I was hoping for maybe just a bit of understanding.

In my entire time in the program, I have had nothing but super understanding professors. As long as you turned in your assignments, tried your best, and communicated then you would do well. I know every professor is different but it is just so upsetting that this is how i am finishing out. I don’t know what to do or if there’s anything I can do. Any advice or perspective is appreciated.

Hi,

I am in my final year of my mental health counseling program and I graduate in June. This is a 3 year program btw. My experience has been great so far until this year. Part of requirement is to get 700 hours at our internship in order to both graduate and sit for the licensure exam. It is full-time and unpaid. I will be the first to admit I have definitely had some “senioritis” this year and been super burnt out. However I still am trying my best and putting in as much effort as I can. My school is on a quarter system and we take 2-3 classes per quarter. In the winter quarter, I had one professor and she was kind of a nightmare. She didn’t really teach anything and was an extremely harsh grader. One class we had to do a discussion post and I unfortunately forgot to respond to a classmate. She docked 10 points from this. I also got a B on one paper which was a little frustrating because I worked hard on it but I respect if that’s her opinion. I ended up getting a 100% on everything else but ended up with a B in the course. I was so disappointed and frustrated because 1. I did well on majority of the assignments 2. She put in grades super late so I couldn’t see how I was doing and 3. I have gotten all A’s so far. I ended up emailing her and she never responded so I gave up.

Fast forward to this quarter I have another strict professor. We could only miss one class and I missed the second because I had to move clients around at my internship. He also gave me a very low grade on an assignment which was entirely my fault, I misunderstood the rubric. For our class yesterday evening, I took a nap before class. I set alarms but completely slept through them. I know this is completely my fault. I emailed him and he said I would now lose 10 points for participation. So I would get a max of 5/15 points no matter what. With that plus the other grade I will automatically get a B in the class. I asked if there was anything else I could do and no response. Again I know this is entirely my fault and I can’t expect special treatment but I was hoping for maybe just a bit of understanding.

In my entire time in the program, I have had nothing but super understanding professors. As long as you turned in your assignments, tried your best, and communicated then you would do well. I know every professor is different but it is just so upsetting that this is how i am finishing out. I don’t know what to do or if there’s anything I can do. Any advice or perspective is appreciated.

Hi,

I am in my final year of my mental health counseling program and I graduate in June. This is a 3 year program btw. My experience has been great so far until this year. Part of requirement is to get 700 hours at our internship in order to both graduate and sit for the licensure exam. It is full-time and unpaid. I will be the first to admit I have definitely had some “senioritis” this year and been super burnt out. However I still am trying my best and putting in as much effort as I can. My school is on a quarter system and we take 2-3 classes per quarter. In the winter quarter, I had one professor and she was kind of a nightmare. She didn’t really teach anything and was an extremely harsh grader. One class we had to do a discussion post and I unfortunately forgot to respond to a classmate. She docked 10 points from this. I also got a B on one paper which was a little frustrating because I worked hard on it but I respect if that’s her opinion. I ended up getting a 100% on everything else but ended up with a B in the course. I was so disappointed and frustrated because 1. I did well on majority of the assignments 2. She put in grades super late so I couldn’t see how I was doing and 3. I have gotten all A’s so far. I ended up emailing her and she never responded so I gave up.

Fast forward to this quarter I have another strict professor. We could only miss one class and I missed the second because I had to move clients around at my internship. He also gave me a very low grade on an assignment which was entirely my fault, I misunderstood the rubric. For our class yesterday evening, I took a nap before class. I set alarms but completely slept through them. I know this is completely my fault. I emailed him and he said I would now lose 10 points for participation. So I would get a max of 5/15 points no matter what. With that plus the other grade I will automatically get a B in the class. I asked if there was anything else I could do and no response. Again I know this is entirely my fault and I can’t expect special treatment but I was hoping for maybe just a bit of understanding.

In my entire time in the program, I have had nothing but super understanding professors. As long as you turned in your assignments, tried your best, and communicated then you would do well. I know every professor is different but it is just so upsetting that this is how i am finishing out. I don’t know what to do or if there’s anything I can do. Any advice or perspective is appreciated.

Hi,

I am in my final year of my mental health counseling program and I graduate in June. This is a 3 year program btw. My experience has been great so far until this year. I will be the first to admit I have definitely had some “senioritis” this year and been super burnt out. However I still am trying my best and putting in as much effort as I can. My school is on a quarter system and we take 2-3 classes per quarter. In the winter quarter, I had one professor and she was kind of a nightmare. She didn’t really teach anything and was an extremely harsh grader. One class we had to do a discussion post and I unfortunately forgot to respond to a classmate. She docked 10 points from this. I also got a B on one paper which was a little frustrating because I worked hard on it but I respect if that’s her opinion. I ended up getting a 100% on everything else but ended up with a B in the course. I was so disappointed and frustrated because 1. I did well on majority of the assignments 2. She put in grades super late so I couldn’t see how I was doing and 3. I have gotten all A’s so far. I ended up emailing her and she never responded so I gave up.

Fast forward to this quarter I have another strict professor. We could only miss one class and I missed the second because I had to move clients around at my internship. He also gave me a very low grade on an assignment which was entirely my fault, I misunderstood the rubric. For our class yesterday evening, I took a nap before class. I set alarms but completely slept through them. I know this is completely my fault. I emailed him and he said I would now lose 10 points for participation. So I would get a max of 5/15 points no matter what. With that plus the other grade I will automatically get a B in the class. I asked if there was anything else I could do and no response. Again I know this is entirely my fault and I can’t expect special treatment but I was hoping for maybe just a bit of understanding.

In my entire time in the program, I have had nothing but super understanding professors. As long as you turned in your assignments, tried your best, and communicated then you would do well. I know every professor is different but it is just so upsetting that this is how i am finishing out. I don’t know what to do or if there’s anything I can do. Any advice or perspective is appreciated.

Hi,

I am in my final year of my mental health counseling program and I graduate in June. This is a 3 year program btw. My experience has been great so far until this year. Part of requirement is to get 700 hours at our internship in order to both graduate and sit for the licensure exam. It is full-time and unpaid. I will be the first to admit I have definitely had some “senioritis” this year and been super burnt out. However I still am trying my best and putting in as much effort as I can. My school is on a quarter system and we take 2-3 classes per quarter. In the winter quarter, I had one professor and she was kind of a nightmare. She didn’t really teach anything and was an extremely harsh grader. One class we had to do a discussion post and I unfortunately forgot to respond to a classmate. She docked 10 points from this. I also got a B on one paper which was a little frustrating because I worked hard on it but I respect if that’s her opinion. I ended up getting a 100% on everything else but ended up with a B in the course. I was so disappointed and frustrated because 1. I did well on majority of the assignments 2. She put in grades super late so I couldn’t see how I was doing and 3. I have gotten all A’s so far. I ended up emailing her and she never responded so I gave up.

Fast forward to this quarter I have another strict professor. We could only miss one class and I missed the second because I had to move clients around at my internship. He also gave me a very low grade on an assignment which was entirely my fault, I misunderstood the rubric. For our class yesterday evening, I took a nap before class. I set alarms but completely slept through them. I know this is completely my fault. I emailed him and he said I would now lose 10 points for participation. So I would get a max of 5/15 points no matter what. With that plus the other grade I will automatically get a B in the class. I asked if there was anything else I could do and no response. Again I know this is entirely my fault and I can’t expect special treatment but I was hoping for maybe just a bit of understanding.

In my entire time in the program, I have had nothing but super understanding professors. As long as you turned in your assignments, tried your best, and communicated then you would do well. I know every professor is different but it is just so upsetting that this is how i am finishing out. I don’t know what to do or if there’s anything I can do. Any advice or perspective is appreciated.